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Being Part of a Global Project

Going Global

What might that mean to a group of keen, inquisitive grade 3 students in the Comox Valley?

It might be becoming involved in the postcard project we talked about in the last post or it could be following the adventures of Snail and Whale as they tour many classes around the world. It could also be hosting Snail and Whale here in the Valley and share their adventures with other classes through our blog and possible Skype sessions. A class from New Zealand – Ins and Outs – has begun this project and has graciously signed us on to be a host. Below is the information from their class blog.

This year R3 are running a global project called The Snail & the Whale Project. The idea of this project is for different classes around the world to host our class snail and whale and post their adventures on our project blog.

The idea comes from the picture book called ‘The Snail & The Whale’ by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. In the story the snail longs to see the world and hitches a ride on the back of the whale.

Throughout the project we will be following the snail and whale’s journey by blogging and skyping the host classes. So far I have 15 classes around the world keen to be a host class. Exciting!

Dear Colby’s Dad,
Yes it is a good idea to follow Snail and Whale. We’ll might take them to our old Brooklyn School, to Point Holmes or Goose Spit, the public swimming pool, or maybe to the skateboard park.
Thanks for the comment.
From,
Joel Rylie

Hi! Ria
It’s Owen here. We are excited that Snail and Whale are coming. First it’s coming to Quebec then it’s coming to us. We talked about taking them to the air force base and maybe the air park in Courtenay. Do you have an idea of where to take them?
That is all for now.
From Owen

I wonder when we will get the snail & whale to come to our class room? I wonder where we shouldl take the snail & whale to? I think that we should take them to the air force base, air park, and up to Mount Washington. All for now.
From Abby

We were so excited when your postcard arrived today in the mail! We learn at Green TImbers Elementary in Surrey. We also have a forest near our school. It is called Green TImbers forest. Does your forest have name?
I guess that grade 3 and loving hockey and soccer go together because we are huge Canucks fans here and our favourite recess and lunch time game is soccer. We just finished doing Jump Rope for Heart. Do you do Jump Rope for Heart at your school? We are becoming very good skippers and some of us can do tricks!

So glad you got our postcard so quickly, We guess it is because we live so close to each other.
We will answer your questions.
We do Jump Rope For Heart in April so will be practicing a bit later.
We have 22 students in our class – 11 boys and 11 girls.
Our big forest behind our school is called North East Woods. It has a huge marsh, lots of trails and a big sand pit.
We studied Space in November and December. Right now we are studying Structures and Buildings.

We tried to contact you but could not respond on your blog. We will keep trying.
From,
Ms. Bulger’s class

Congratulations on becoming part of The Snail and The Whale global project! We will keep tabs on your blog so we can keep up with your Snail and Whale adventures. The book is not in our school but we have ordered it so that we can read it as well and know more about your experience. If you are looking for places to take Snail and Whale in the Valley we suggest you might want to take them to the village of Cumberland so they can experience a Cumberland Village Bakery Donut!

Thank you for visiting our blog and leaving comments. We are quite new with blogging but are starting to branch out to visiting the blogs of other classes and leave comments. Keep up the great work with your blog!

Hi im Kyle
I think the whale and snail should come to our classroom. I think it is cool that the snail and the whale were set on the ground. I am from Falmouth, MA in America and I’d love it if you came to our blog. http://blogs.falmouth.k12.ma.us/simplysuzy/ Have fun blogging!

I can’t believe that the snail & whale are at their first stop. That means they are going to come soon, and that is exciting. I wonder if the snail & whale are going to come before spring brake? I think that evryone in our class will enjoy the snail & whale.
I wonder if George will be a little jealous?
From Abby.

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